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[VS] Giraffe squad leaders - what to call them

This isn't a thread about imaginative ways to congratulate or insult the brave soles who lead. Instead it's a place to gather suggestions for the name of the rank that will replace 'giraffe beacon' - that's what we agreed to do at the meeting right?

Some suggestions (those that I can remember from Wednesday plus a few):

If it doesn't matter how obvious its meaning is, some of the translations of Giraffe might be options.

Swahili:

Twiga

Afrikaans:

Kameelperd

Kikuyu:

Nduida

Though my personal favourite has to be Masai - Oloodo-kirrangata. Though it is probably a bit unwieldy for this purpose. If we want the rank to be understood, then just calling it Squad Leader is probably the best option.

Pardon me for sounding slightly confused, but what rank is Giraffe Beacon anyway? I know I'm a Ballon Leader in the outfit, although I don't actually know what that means or where that puts me in the general consensus.
(I wasn't at the meeting, so don't hurt me)

Actually our current beacon giraffe rank has no relation to leadership. The two requirements is having a beacon and be a SL during casual play i.e beacon monkey.
I wasn't at the meeting so i don't know why you want to change the name. If it's because it's undescriptive, then beacon monkey is the perfect one. If it to emphasise SLing ability, then we need a new rank, and find a name for it.